Rod for cleaning rifles and the like.



J. H. BLAIR.

ROD FOB. CLEANING RIFLES AND THE LIKE.

APPLIoATmN FILED Nov. 21, 190s.

933,285. Patented sept.,7,19o9.

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JAMES I-I. BLAIR, OF QUEBEC, QUEBEC, CANADA.

ROD FOR CLEANING RIFLES ANI) THE LIKE.

To all lwhom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES H. BLAIR, sub-V ject of the King of Great Britain, residing in Quebec, in the Province of Quebec and Dominion of Canada, have inventedV certain new and useful Improvements in Rods for Cleaning Riiies and the Like, of which the following is a specification.

This invention comprehends certain new and useful improvements in devices for use in cleaning the barrels of rifles or other lirearms, and the invention has for its object a simple, durable and eiiicient construction of gun-cleaning rod which is constructed in a plurality of sections that are so connected by a chain as to be adapted to be eifectually maintained in operative position and to'be knocked down with facility, when not desired for use, to provide a compact structure which is susceptible of being carried in a pocket without' inconvenience, the device possessing certain other advantages that will become at once apparent as the invention is hereinafter disclosed, over the ordinary rods of this character in general use.

Vith this and other objects in view that will more fully appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists in certain constructions and arrangements of the parts that I shall hereinafter fully describe and then point out the novel features thereof in the appended claims.

For a full understanding of the invention and the merits thereof, and to acquire a knowledge of the details of construction, reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure l is a longitudinal section of a gunoleanmg rod constructed in accordance with my invention; Fig. 2 is a plan view showing the position of the parts when the device is knocked down; Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view of the handle; Fig. 4: is a detail sectional view of the forward rod section; Fig. 5 is a top plan view of the endpiece of the chain; Fig. 6 is an enlarged sectional view on the line 6 6 of Fig. 2.

Corresponding and like parts are referred' to in the following description and indicated in all the views ofthe drawing by the same reference characters.

My improved gun-cleaning device consists essentially in a plurality of sections l that are designed to be placed end to end to form Specification of Letters Patent.

Application inea November 21, 190s.

Patented Sept. '7, 1909.

Serial No. 463,933.

a rod of the desired length, and which in the present instance, are cylindrical and hollow, as shown, and are interiorly enlarged at one end to receive the reduced end of the adjacent section, to' form a slip joint therewith. In order to hold the various sections associated, a chain or other suitable flexible bond 2 is passed longitudinally therethrough and is adapted to exert a tension between the opposite ends of the rod to prevent any relative longitudinal movement of one of the sections, as would probably result in said section slipping out of engagement with the others. At one extremity, the chain 2 carries an endpiece 3 which fit-s in the section 11 at the forward end of the rod, and which is formed in its periphery with an annular groove 4:, a plurality of lugs 5 being punched inwardly from the forward section laL and being received in the groove to obviously establish a swivel connection between the section la and the end piece 3. At its other or freek end, the chain preferably carries a split ring 6, and near such end extends outwardly through a hollow handle 7 that is mounted upon the rear end section 11 and that is substantially Y-shapcd, as shown, and is bifurcated at its extremity to provide oppositely and laterally curved fmgerpieces 8. One of these fingerpieces is formed with a claw 9 with which the free or rear end of the ch ain 2 is designed to be engaged to hold the chain taut, and in order to further regulate the tension between the opposite ends of the rod, the handle 7 is threaded upon the rear end section 1b, as indicated at l0, and is adapted to be turned in one direction or the other to effect the tightening or loosening of the chain as desired. It is to be particularly observed that inasmuch as the forward end of the chain is connected to the section la, through the instrumentality of a swivel oint,

the liability of the chain becoming twisted as the handle is turned, is effectually precluded. At its forward end, this rod carries a head, the body portion l1 of which has a shank 12 that fits loosely within the forward section 1a and is swiveled therein, in a manner similar to the endpiece 3, that is by having lugs punched from t-hc section la into a groove in its periphery. This body portion is provided intermediate of its ends with a swab-carrying member 13 which, in the present instance, is in the form of a bar that is square in cross section and less in thickness than .the'diameter of the body portion, so asV to provide opposing shoulders 13a, the swab being wound around the `member 13 between the opposing shoulders, as shown, and the bar being preferably serrated or roughened in any suitable manner so as to engage the swab, to assist the shoulders in maintaining t-he same against accidental displacement as the rod is drawn through 'the barrel of the gun. At the forward extremity of the body portion, the latter is vformed with a threaded stud 14 upon which a brush l5 ofany desired or approved construction, vis designed to be detachably mounted. Since the head is rotatably connected to the forward end `of the rod, it will 'be noted ythat itis .rendered susceptible of rotating as the rod is pushed through the gun barrel, thereby .permitting the brush l5 and the swab to `turn with Ithe riflfing, in case the cleaner :is used witha barrel olf this character.

lln the practical use of a gun-cleaning -rod constructed :in accordance with my invention, when it is desired to separate the parts to knock down the device, the handle 7 is turned upon 4the rear section lb in a direction to :loosen the chain 2, and the rear end of this chain .is then disengaged from the claw 9, thereby .relieving` the ktension between ythe opposite ends of the rod, and permitting the various sections ito `be shifted longitudinally to Vdisengage the lparts in slip joints. The various sections are then folded over, one upon the other, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 2, and this manifest y produces a compact structure which may be conveniently packed for shipping purposes or readily carried in ones pocket.

-F rom .the foregoing description, inconnection with the accompanying drawing, it will be :appa-rent that I have provided an im'- proved gun-cleaning rod which is composed ofa plurality of sections that may befknocked down -or returned to an operative position with facility; which provides means lor connecting the parts so as 4to preclude the possibility of any of the same becoming lost or mislaid while the `parts are disassociated; which embodies to a marked `degree the characteristics of simplicity, durability -a-nd efficiency of construction `and operation, and which may be easily and cheaply manufactured so as to be placed upon the market at' a price not too great to prevent the general adoption of the device.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim isl. A gun-cleaning Yrod comprising a plurality of hollow sections having a slip joint connection, a hollow handle mounted lupon the section at one end of the rod and Abifurcated to form oppositely disposed lingerpieces, a chain secured to the section 'at the other end of the rod and passing longitudinally through all of the sections and the 2. A gun-cleaning rod comprising a plu-V ral-ity of hollow sections having a slip joint connection, a hollow handle mounted upon Y the section at one end of the rod and bifurcated to form oppositely and laterally disposed fingerpiecea one of said linger pieces being formed with a claw, andv a chain connected to the section at the other end Vof the rod and passing longitudinally through Vall of :the sect-ions and the handle and adapted to beengaged with the claw.

8. A gun-cleaning rod comprising a plurality of hollow sections having a slip joint connection, a hollow handle `mounted upon the section at oneend ofthe rod and bifurcated to form oppositely and laterally disposed ingerpieces, one of the ngerpieces being formed vwith a claw, and a chain connected to the section at the yother end of the rod and passing longitudinally through 'said sections and the handle and adapted 'for.en-' gagement with `the claw, -the yhandle being threaded upon the first named section, as

disposed iingerpieces, one'of which is `formed witha claw, a chain swiveled tothe section at Vthe other `end of the rod and .passing longitudinally through said sections -and the handle and arranged for engagement with the claw.

5. A gun-cleaning rod comprising a plurality ofvhol'low sections having a slip joint connection, the section at one end ofthe rod being eXteriorly threaded, a hollow handle working upon said threaded section and bifurcared to form 'oppositely and ylaterally disposed fingerpieces, a chain provided at one Aextremity with an -endpiece litting in the section at the other end of the rod and formed yin its periphery with an annular groove, said last named section having va plurality of lugs punched therefrom and received in the groove to swivel 'the endpiece in position, the chain extending Vlongitudinally through all lof the sections and `the handle, and means carried by one of the lingerpieces for detachably engaging the chain. Y

6. A collapsible `gun-cleaning rod comprising a plurality of ltubular sections, a claw carried 5by one of the terminal sections, and a ieXfible bond secured vto the opposite terminal section and passed 'through all of the Vtubular sections Aand adapted ait its free end to be detachably engaged with the claw.

7. A collapsible gun-cleaning rod comprising a plurality of tubular sections, a hollow handle fitted to one terminal section, a flexible bond secured to the opposite terminal section and passed freely through all of the said sections and the handle, and means carried by the handle for adjust-ably engaging the bond to maintain the sections in alinement.

8. A collapsible gun-cleaning rod comprising a plurality of tubular sections, a hollow handle mounted on one terminal section, and a flexible bond secured to the opposite terminal section and passed through all of said sections and the handle, the handle being adapted to detachably engage the free end of the bond and being adjustable longitudinally on the corresponding terminal section, whereby to exert linear tension upon the bond to maintain the sections in alinement.

9. A collapsible gun-cleaning rod comprising a plurality of hollow sections, a hollow handle threaded on one terminal section, and a flexible bond secured to the opposite terminal section and passed through all of said sections and the handle, the handle being adapted to engage the bond and being designed to be adjusted on the correspond ing terminal section to exert linear tension on the bond. l

l0. A collapsible gun-cleaning rod comprising a plurality of tubular sections, a hollow handle threaded upon one terminal section, and a fiexible bond swiveled to the opposite terminal section and passed through all of said sections and the handle, the handle being adapted to engage the free end of the bond and being designed to be turned relative to the corresponding terminal section to exert linear tension on the bond.

ll. A collapsible gLm-cleaning rod comprising a plurality of tubular sections, a

flexible bond passed through all of said sections and connected to one terminal section, and means disposed at the opposite terminal section for engaging the bond, said engaging means having a rotary longitudinal adjustment to exert linear tension on the bond, the bond being swiveled to the first named terminal section to prevent twisting.

l2. A collapsible gun-cleaning rod comprising a plurality of tubular sections, a hollow handle fitted on one terminal section and formed with an outstanding fingerpiece, and a fiexible bond secured to the opposite terminal section and passed through all of said sections and the handle, the free end of the bond being adapted to be engaged with the finger-piece to hold the sections in alinement.

13. A collapsible gun-cleaning rod cornprising a plurality of hollow sections, a flexible bond passing through said sections and provided with an end piece tted in one end section and formed in its periphery with an annular groove, the said section having a lug punched therefrom and received in the groove to swivel the end piece in position, and means disposed at the opposite end sections for engaging the bond.

14. A collapsible gun-cleaning rod comprising a plurality of hollow sections, a flexible bond passing through said sections and connected to one end section, and a handlemounted upon the opposite end section and having a finger-piece formed with a claw adapted to engage the bond.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JAMES I-I. BLAIR. 

